Participating in the Grand Democratic Experiment, one post at a time.
And now for the news we’re *not* hearing: Michael Badnarik concedes election to Bush. Reuters reports: “In his call to President Bush, Badnarik concedes defeat. However, this concession does not come before the acknowledgment that he [the incumbent] ‘put up a good fight’ and that ‘next time the televised debate conspirists won’t get their way.’ […]
Fight the two party system! Libertarian party candidate Michael Badnarik was arrested for attempting to make his voice heard as a presidential candidate. Affidavit Friday October 8, 2004 3:35 PM Statement by Samuel P. New and Margaret E. Taylor Today at approximately 2:38PM, we entered the office building at 1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW in […]
Wonkette posts the Debate Drinking Game and Not Drinking Game. I’ve never been this interested in politics in my life!!
While reviewing/re-formatting the July and August 2003 posts, I stumbled across one in particular that felt timely and worth re-visiting… Libertarians, GeeksCircle I Limbo Democrats, Greens, ObjectivistsCircle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind Republicans, Hipsters, Goths, DMV Employees, General asshats, TrixiesCircle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow Scientologists, Osama bin LadenCircle IV […]
Timely(?) article on kuro5hin.org that basically boils down to a “where does it end?” question on personal privacy vis a vis employment. I would never consent to a contract with verbiage like: I understand that my employment may be terminated [if I test positive], if I refuse to consent to testing or to a search, […]
(via Boing Boing) A handy flowchart to determine whether/not it’s ethical to rip that tune! Ask yourself time-honored questions like: “Does the artist prefer you not to hear their unreleased material?” and “Does the label which currently owns the song have a history of swindling its artists?” or “Is this an indie label which could […]
Call me paranoid, but for some reason this feels a lot like posting the “names, address and phone numbers” of abortion clinic doctors.
I need more time to read this. I don’t need more time to know how I feel about the first third… …she detailed the peccadilloes of the men she said were her six current sexual partners, including a married Bush administration official who met her in hotel rooms and gave her envelopes of cash; a […]
You know it’s not going well when no one is pro-[this candidate] just anti-[that candidate]. Even my hardcore Republican granddad said something along the lines of “Bush isn’t my first choice but…” Everyone sing it w/ me: *le sigh*
Via Wired News: “Campaign Sites Lack Security” My favorite part: “Several of the faults are critical; they can be easily exploited with serious repercussions,” said the researcher. “And the fact I could run this scan remotely points to the complete lack and utter uselessness of their network security.” Maybe it’s just me… But if you […]